U.S. COVID-19 cases increase by over 77,000 for second day in a row
The United States marked a record number of coronavirus cases Friday for the third consecutive day, notching 77,638 new infections in 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country also recorded 927 deaths in one day, according to the count by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (00:30 GMT Saturday).
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- Published Date: 10:26 | 18 July 2020
- Modified Date: 10:26 | 18 July 2020
For a second day in a row, U.S. coronavirus cases rose by over 77,000 as Americans clashed over wearing masks and whether to reopen schools in a few weeks.
Cases on Friday rose by at least 77,683 after climbing by a record 77,499 on Thursday, the largest increase posted by any country since the pandemic started, according to a Reuters tally.
U.S. deaths on Friday rose by at least 927, the fourth day in a row that fatalities have risen by over 900 a day.
Coronavirus cases are rising in 41 of 50 states, according to a Reuters analysis of cases the past two weeks compared with the previous two weeks. Deaths are rising in 19 states.
Texas on Friday reported a record daily increase in deaths for the third day in a row with 174 lives lost, bringing its death toll to a total of 3,735.
In addition to rising deaths and cases, six states reported a record number of COVID-19 patients in their hospitals. Texas reported over 10,600 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized and Alabama, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina and South Carolina also reported record hospitalizations on Friday, according to a Reuters tally.